Departmental solutions

Visio provides solutions that support specialized business roles and departments. Business managers, engineering and operations, human resources,
and information technology professionals can all benefit from the capabilities provided by Visio, from documenting processes to compliance to schematics and more.

Easily communicate technical processes and plans

Create network diagrams and
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that depict program logic using ready-made templates and shapes.
Communicate visually with data-linked diagrams to gain alignment quickly and stay on top of operational insights.

Document network infrastructure quickly

Simplify the documentation of network infrastructure with ready-made shapes within Visio or from the content ecosystem.
Keep all technical details in one place by adding metadata like IP address or certificate number to shapes.

Communicate program logic using
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Use
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to easily document your program logic. Simplify complex app development plans and processes with built-in templates that align to industry standards, including UML 2.5.
Share one version of the truth and benefit from increased knowledge retention.

Stay on top of operational insights

Quickly bring your diagrams to life with data linking. Your diagrams will always be up to date and easy to share across the organization in a browser or iPad app.
Keep everyone in sync with performance and progress visualized on top of technical processes and plans.

Who uses Visio in Information Technology?

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professionals

Document network infrastructure.

Track the performance of servers, system centers, or databases.

Application developers

Develop application architecture and workflows.

Share work with stakeholders for contribution and alignment.

Admins and support center professionals

Create
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that communicate best practices and processes for service requests.

Increase process collaboration and compliance

Define processes efficiently using out-of-the-box templates that conform to industry standards, including Business Process Modeling (BPM) and Event-driven Process Chain (EPC).
Work together across the modeling lifecycle by using familiar collaboration tools, and benefit from increased visibility, alignment, and compliance.

Define processes efficiently

Design processes with built-in templates and the standard notation of your choice, whether it’s BPMN 2.0 or EPC. Preconfigured validation rules check your process models against best practices and allow you to increase model accuracy with ease. Use a premade Excel template or spreadsheet to organize process map data.

Collaborate on process models

Bring teamwork to process optimization with familiar co-authoring and collaboration tools. Chat with stakeholders via Skype for Business within the context of process models.
Easily add comments, work together on the model, or annotate using a pen or finger.

Increase process visibility and compliance

Surface information like cost or risk level directly on a process map, or link a policy diagram to a process step.
Share data-linked process diagrams across your organization to increase transparency and compliance, and keep everyone in sync with process
KPIsKPI's.

Who uses Visio in Business Management?

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Consultants/process analysts

Define and streamline business processes with standard notations, and work with
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specialists to implement the processes.

Track
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to continuously improve processes.

Compliance/auditing professionals

Document business processes to provide proof of compliance and surface potential risks in a model.

Publish and provide easy navigation of process maps as part of a knowledge management repository.

Simplify layout and design processes

Bring simplicity to real-world designs of floor plans, engineering architectures, and manufacturing processes by using ready-made shapes and templates.
Work together easily on imported AutoCAD drawings, and use data-linked diagrams to stay on top of operational insights.

Collaborate on CAD-based drawings

Work together on imported AutoCAD designs using familiar collaboration features and tools like Skype for Business, co-authoring, comments, or hand-drawn annotation. Reduce layers,
highlight key architectural information, or add smart shapes. Share enriched design in high fidelity with anyone through a browser or iPad® app.

Stay on top of operational insights

Use quick data linking to surface
KPIsKPI's
for resource use, quality control, and more, on top of layouts, engineering designs, or manufacturing processes.
Identify inefficiencies easily, and keep the entire organization in sync with operational insights visualized on top of real-world processes and designs.

Who uses Visio in Engineering and Operations?

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Industrial/mechanical engineers

Sketch out engineering plans—including electrical mapping, P&ID layouts, control system design, and more.

Share the drawings with clients or other stakeholders on-the-go.

Quality management specialists

Develop lean processes with industry-standard methodologies like Six Sigma or TQM.

Conduct quality management with workflow integration.

Plant managers

Provide visual manuals for the field to implement protocols and increase compliance and workplace safety.

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Align people and processes

Visualize organizational structure and people management processes by using the built-in cross-functional
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template and Org Chart wizard.
Share one version of the truth to increase transparency and enhance your people-oriented culture.

Visualize organizational structure quickly

Automatically create org charts from data using a simple wizard in Visio.
Make your charts look professional and inviting with a full set of effects and themes.

Onboard new hires with ease

Help new hires get up to speed faster with visual guidance on processes and best practices.

Increase organizational transparency and performance

Quickly bring your diagrams to life with data linking. Your diagrams will always be up to date and easy to share across the organization in a browser or iPad app.
Keep everyone in sync with performance and progress visualized on top of organizational structures and processes.

Who uses Visio in Human Resources?

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HR professionals

Visualize organizational structure from Active Directory.

Track HR data like training, pay, and vacation days across the organization.

Share onboarding and other processes, and provide easy navigation for benefits and other HR information.